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On 2) I’ve seen groups that try to use restaurants, and it’s almost always a bad idea. On 3) The graybeards came of age when doing tech stuff was only for the
by orev 6y ago
On 2) I’ve seen groups that try to use restaurants, and it’s almost always a bad idea.
On 3) The graybeards came of age when doing tech stuff was only for the nerds, and they needed a way to see other likeminded folks. Today, being in tech either makes you cool, or at least it’s normal (though maybe not much longer given what Big Tech is doing), so there’s not such a strong need for a community outside of “regular” life. You can also meet a lot of community needs virtually.
- HoraceSchemer 6y agoAs someone who's thought about starting restaurant-based meetups around various hobbies, wondering if you can fill in why this is a bad idea, to save me the trouble of finding out the hard way. Regarding 3, I think it's a very interesting notion that normalization/cool-ification of tech work may have obviated much of the drive for meetups. Can you also please elaborate on "maybe not much longer given what Big Tech is doing"? I'm wondering if we're talking about a stance on tracking/facial recognition (although maybe it's something else?). Regardless of the stance, what would the "not much longer" entail?